The Meccas of the World

The Meccas of the World - The Play of Modern Life in New York, Paris, Vienna, Madrid and London

A play is a play in so much as it furnishes a fragment of actual life. Being only a fragment, and thus literally torn out of the mass of life, it is bound to be sketchy; to a certain extent even superficial. Particularly is this the case where the scene shifts between five places radically different in elements and ideals. The author can only present the (to her) most impressive aspects of the several pictures, trusting to her sincerity to bridge the gaps her enforced brevity must create. And first she invites you to look at the piece in rehearsal. Thanks to the promoters of opra bouffe we are accustomed as a universe to screw our eye to a single peep-hole in the curtain that conceals a nation, and innocently to accept what we see therefrom as typical of the entire people. Thus England is generally supposed to be inhabited by a blond youth with a top-hat on the back of his head, and a large boutonnire overwhelming his morning-coat. He carries a loud stick, and says Ah, and is invariably strolling along Piccadilly. In France, the youth has grown into a bad, bold man of thirtya boulevardier, of coursewhose features consist of a pair of inky moustaches and a wicked leer. He sits at a table and drinks absinthe, and watches the world go by. The world is never by chance engaged elsewhere; it obligingly continues to go by. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 67346
Author: Cranston, Ruth
Release Date: Feb 6, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: John Lane Company
Publication Date: 1913
Publisher Country: United States